Ashish Kumar/West Champaran. The Manguraha range of Gaunaha block of the district is an important part of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve. This area comes under Division 01 of VTR. A special river named Pandai originates from the mountains located here, which keeps carrying very small particles of gold with it all the time. The local people living around the river are well aware of this. In such a situation, they divide themselves into different groups and collect very small particles of gold from the river and earn their livelihood by…
Read MoreGold is sold at half the price here in Bihar, groups of dozens of people gather to collect it.
